Katima Mulilo Urban

Katima Mulilo Urban
Constituency
Region	Zambezi Region
Population	46401[1]
Major settlements	Katima Mulilo
Area	44.94 km²
Current constituency

Katima Mulilo Urban constituency (red) in the Zambezi Region (yellow)

Katima Mulilo Urban is a constituency in Namibia's Zambezi Region. Its administrative centre is the region's capital, Katima Mulilo. The Katima Mulilo Airport is located 18 kilometres south-west of the town. The constituency has a population of 46,401 people, covers an area of 44.94 km², and has a population density of 1,033/km².[2]

Constituency Profile

Educational Institutions

Primary Schools: Mulumba Primary School, Brendan Simbwaya Primary School, Ngweze Primary School, Greenwell Matongo Primary School

Combined Schools: Katima Combined School, Mavuluma Combined School, Tobias Hainyeko Combined School, Alfea Sampofu Combined School

Senior Secondary Schools: Caprivi Senior Secondary School, Kizito Senior Secondary School, Mavuluma Senior Secondary School, Ngweze Senior Secondary School

Special Schools: Mainstream Foundation, Children of Zion

Tertiary Institutions: University of Namibia, Welwitchia University, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Zambezi Vocational Training Centre, Tulipohamba Training Centre, Shiramed Medical Institute, Eureka Medical Institute, Triumphant College

Health Facilities

State Hospital: Katima Mulilo State Hospital

Clinics: Katima Mulilo Clinic, Mavuluma Clinic, Ngweze Clinic, Nampa Clinic, Wellness Clinic

Private Hospital: Enkahaus Private Hospital

Politics

Katima Mulilo Urban Constituency was established in 1998 following the recommendation of the Second Delimitation Commission of Namibia. The former Katima Mulilo Constituency was divided into Katima Mulilo Rural and Katima Mulilo Urban Constituencies in preparation for the 1998 general election.[3]

In the 2004 regional election, Bernard Sibalatani (SWAPO) received 3,751 of the 4,847 votes cast and was re-elected as councillor in 2015 with 2,267 votes.[4] His closest competitor, Robert Tariso Matongela (RDP), received 278 votes. Independent candidate Linus Lifasi Muchila came third with 239 votes, while Fred Waluka Mola (PDM) finished last with 154 votes.[5]

In the 2020 Regional Council Elections, there were 13,860 registered voters.[6] John Muchila Mukaya (SWAPO) was elected as Katima Mulilo Urban Constituency councillor with 1,831 votes. Mweti Marklee Matengu (PDM) came second with 557 votes, followed by independent candidate Poniso Shrunk Kubwima, who received 369 votes.[6]

National elections

In the 2004 presidential election, Katima Mulilo Urban voted overwhelmingly for Hifikepunye Pohamba (SWAPO). With approximately 72% of the vote, Pohamba earned about the same percentage as he did nationally. However, the constituency voted strongly for Ben Ulenga of the Congress of Democrats (CoD), who received 1299 (17%) votes, which was more than 10% higher than his national vote total.[7]

References

1. "Katima Mulilo Urban (Constituency, Namibia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
2. "Katima Mulilo Urban (Constituency, Namibia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
3. "Re-division of certain regions into constituencies: Regional Councils Act, 1992" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 1940. Government of Namibia. 31 August 1998. pp. 19–20.
4. "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils" (PDF). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3366. Government of Namibia. 3 January 2005. p. 11.
5. "Regional Council Election Results 2015". Electoral Commission of Namibia. 3 December 2015. p. 23. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015.
6. "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
7. Election results for Katima Mulilo Urban Constituency Electoral Commission of Namibia

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